ܒܠܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew בְּלִי (b'lí) and בִּלְעֲדֵי (bil'adéi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bəlaj.]

Preposition

ܒܠܲܝ • (blay)

1. without (not having, containing, characteristic of etc.)

   Antonyms: ܥܲܡ (ˁam), ܡ̣ܢ (min)

   ܙܹܠ݇ ܒܸܠܥܵܕܝܼ ― zē bilˁādī ― Go without me

   ܠܹܐ ܢܵܦܩܹܢ ܒܸܠܥܵܕܘܼܗܝ ― lē nāpqēn bilˁādūh ― I am not leaving without him

   ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܬ ܒܠܲܝ ܣܟܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܘܡܲܫܠܝܘܿܢܵܐ.

   lē māṣēt āḵlēt blay skīntā w-mašlyōnā.

   You can’t eat without a knife and fork.

Usage notes

• The term ܕܠܵܐ (d-lā) is used for the sense of “not doing or not having done something”.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܠܲܝ (blay)
Base Form			ܒܠܲܝ (blay)
Personal-pronoun including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܒܸܠܥܵܕܝܼ (bilˁādī)		ܒܸܠܥܵܕܲܢ (bilˁādan)
2nd person	ܒܸܠܥܵܕܘܼܟ݂ (bilˁādūḵ)	ܒܸܠܥܵܕܵܟ݂ܝ (bilˁādāḵ)	ܒܸܠܥܵܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bilˁādāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܒܸܠܥܵܕܘܼܗܝ (bilˁādūh)	ܒܸܠܥܵܕܘܿܗ̇ (bilˁādōh)	ܒܸܠܥܵܕܗܘܿܢ (bilˁādhōn)